Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Lester Felton (2-6 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Carmen Basilio vs Lester Felton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Lester Felton leads 1–0- Lester Felton wonBasilio vs FeltonMay 29, 1951 · UD
The Numbers
- 56-16-7 (edge)
- Record
- 2-6
- 75.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 25%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 48.21%
- KO rate
- —
- 48% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 79
- Bouts tracked
- 8
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 99
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCarmen Basilio · 56 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
29
Other
0
Lester Felton · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (79 and 8 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedCarmen Basilio
WTKO R2 · Feb 1957WTKO R9 · Sep 1956LUD · Mar 1956Lester Felton
LDQ R6 · Mar 1952
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Carmen Basilio
LWWLL
L1 streak · last fought Apr 22, 1961
Lester Felton
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought Jun 6, 1957
Common Questions
- Have Carmen Basilio and Lester Felton ever fought each other?
- Yes. Carmen Basilio and Lester Felton met once on May 29, 1951, and Lester Felton won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Carmen Basilio or Lester Felton?
- Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Lester Felton is 2-6 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Carmen Basilio or Lester Felton?
- Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Lester Felton has 0. Carmen Basilio has more.
- Do Carmen Basilio and Lester Felton have any common opponents?
- Carmen Basilio and Lester Felton share 3 common opponents: Johnny Saxton, Kid Gavilán and Ike Williams. Carmen Basilio fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carmen Basilio and Lester Felton?
- This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 8 bouts tracked for Lester Felton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.